Band On The Run

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The remastering work was done at Abbey Road using the same team who recently remastered the complete Beatles’ catalog. Some of the styles are blended so well; hard rock, pop, mellow acoustic, african, Parisian, among others, make the record very diverse. Available at Rock's Backpages Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine (subscription required). The Rolling Stone reviewer of the 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition said that "the real action still lies in the original LP's revved-up pleasures". On the alternative UK listings compiled by Melody Maker, Band on the Run remained in the top ten from 26 January through to 23 November 1974.

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During that time, its chart performance similarly reflected the popularity of the two singles, with the album spending three weeks at number 2 in April, and six weeks at number 1 throughout August and the first week of September. Helen Wheels" was released as a non-album single in late October, and became a top 10 hit in America the following January. Available at Rock's Backpages Archived 4 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine (subscription required). Writing in The New York Times, Loraine Alterman considered the album to be "bursting with a great deal of compelling music even if the lyrics at times make as much sense as that cover photo" and admired the "fascinating range of sounds" offered in the title track, as well as the "lovely, romantic aura" of "Bluebird".Spotting one in the remote location of Lagos, Nigeria, he became enthralled with the idea of recording in Africa. They are Michael Parkinson, Kenny Lynch, James Coburn, Clement Freud, Christopher Lee and John Conteh.

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Denny Laine, and John Conteh (the boxer from Liverpool who went on to become World Light-Heavyweight champion). This image is a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the work or the artist(s) which produced the recording or cover artwork in question.

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